The Sandman: Brief Lives - Neil Gaiman > Reviews

Advantages: Draws old plot threads to a close.
Disadvantages: Tedious length, pointless distractions and bad jokes.

...notion that Gaiman had left the stretched plotting of his earlier 'Season of Mists' era behind him, 'Brief Lives' instead acts as a rough sequel to some of its events, and puts any and all remaining questions about the Endless to a conclusive rest, with the sole exception of the rather glaring omission: "what exactly are they, then?" There was some valid criticism that my last Sandman review dumped readers in at the deep end without much explanation ... Read review

Advantages: Aren't there enough in the review ?
Disadvantages: If you can think of any let me know.

...other stories. Now, think of the best books you've read. Not the ones you've enjoyed, but the ones that stayed with you, changed you in some small way before being forgotton. The books that seemed to grow whenever you opened them, that gave an extra insight for each rereading. Now take this list and find on it those books that are never going to go away. Those few volumes that have changed you and will continue to change you for your entire ... Read review

Advantages: A bloomin good read.
Disadvantages: Not many.

This was the first book i read and couldnt put down................ well, I had looked up on it as a bit.....childish. This book however,completely changed my view.As I had read the first chapter I was hooked. This story within the collection focuses on the Endless themselves, (in chronological order) Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair and Delerium. Basically, 300 years ago, Destruction decided to leave the family and head off on ... Read review

Advantages: Keeps you on the edge of your seat
Disadvantages: none

I was going around the local library looking for something New to read, when I spotted this "beast" of a book. This story within the collection focuses on the Endless themselves, (in chronological order) Destiny, Death, Dream, Destruction, Desire, Despair and Delerium. Basically, 300 years ago, Destruction decided to leave the family and head off on his own. None of his siblings were happy about this, and eventually Delerium takes it into her crazy ... Read review

Advantages: it is a full story which does not rely on having read the other books to enjoy it. It is complex and deep, yet relatively simple to understand.
Disadvantages: it is slightly long-winded, but this could be worked as an advantage

I was hanging around the local library looking for something fresh to read, when I spotted this beauty. I had never even read a graphic novel before, having looked down on them(as many do), and dismissing them to be too "childish". This tale, however, completely changed my views. It is an intricate tale of the Endless, the family of beings that are more than gods, and as soon as I had read the first chapter I was hooked. I was enchanted by Delerium, ... Read review